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A "soccer mom" and beloved resident of Kennett, Missouri has been detained for more than a month after being arrested by federal immigration officers.

She’s facing deportation after being in the United States for the past 21 years.

The small town is now rallying for her release, calling her a "fabric of our community" and begging the government to "bring Carol home."

Carol Mayorga is a homeowner, a mother of three children, and "everything you could ask for in an employee" who sometimes works up to three jobs.

In her rural town of Kennett, Missouri, Carol is active in the Catholic church and works at a popular diner, where customers refer to her as the "most uplifting person you could hope to know."

"She always has a smile," said Lisa Dry, a friend of Carol’s and a member o

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